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The Florists* Revie\v 



July 21, 1921 



ill lociil ni.-ii'krts, lu'iny full ni' |irl:ils ami 

 III' a lirli i-iijdi-, witli extra loiij;' sti'iiis. 

 I'rtiniia 1 ia Iciiii y, wliitr, sliiiws rcinaik 

 alijc Inilli 111 lypr, and is in I'lill IiIimuh. 

 liiit the < 'alilui-iiia iliaiits, nilllcil ami 

 'liiul)ie lyjics, are laler ami nut at llieir 

 liest. Kiiontjli jlowers are (ijien, tlion^li. 

 1n ^liow siiiiu' e\(|uisitr varieties. 



Immense Blocks of Color. 



It is lianl 1() liml a litliiii; wonl to 

 • leserihe tlie <;re;it hreailtlis dl' Oraiij^e 

 Kiiiy ami lv(>im>ii (^iieeii ralemlulas. Jii 

 tlie mass, lliey «liow an imiiienso block 

 III' edliir, wliile a cldse siir\ev sIkmvs 

 llir wiimlerful ]ietala^e ami excellent 

 steins that lia\e maile these so |i(i|inlar 

 e\ civwlieic. Aiiil sii Olio inij;lit <;() (in to 

 ileserilie tliese ;;reat masses dt' lildom. 

 I><'lliliiiiiiiin liellaildima, a. sea n! lij^lit 

 lillie liael<eii np with the ileepei- tints of 

 t li(^ j;iaiit hyiii-iils; annual laikspurs in 

 *'\ory ima^^inalile shade; lii^ blueks nt' 

 slidwy jiaillardias; row alter row ol' 

 i-aetiis and collaretto dalilias; lioUyhocks 

 and the cliaste Dplpliiniuin chiiiense 

 allium, like a siieet of snow. 



It is uiifort\niate that many \ isitors 

 eome here in tlie fail, when miieli of this 

 lieauty is over, but then there will be 

 asters, iiiilos of tliem, zinnias and otliers 

 of this firm's specialties tliat rei)ay a 

 visit at any time. Just two more tilings 

 must l>e mentioned; these are the de- 

 lightful Kocliia Cliildsii, a study in 

 acres of light greens, and an immense 

 t)loek of Pajiaver glaueum, of' the most 

 intense crimson. 



At Gaxdena. 



liesides the i'^i Monte ranch, there are 

 large holdings at Gardena, Cal., wlieie 

 the seed greenhouses and forwarding de- 

 partments are located. Here tlie sweet 

 peas are grown. ;inil in the threshing and 

 har\estin;^ season ii i-- an interesting 



siylit to watch the operations. Two in- 

 iio\ at inns are aspidist r;is, of wliich there 

 ale several acres iiniler lath, and Iris 

 t iii;^i t aiia , the liiillis dt' which are now 

 lieiiin lilted. These show a wonderful 

 iiiciea^e d\er last \eai's liullis, although 

 they are growing in soil inclined to be 

 a l)it heavy. To maintain tlie soil <in 

 these big ranches in good condition, 

 eiL;lit tractors are used, besides many 

 thons.ami dollars' worth of agricultural 

 niachiner\- and ;i small army of men. 

 Ontsi.le of the actual work of the Bod- 

 ;;er family, father and sons, most of the 

 labor is doiu' by Mexicans who li\e on 

 the place year after year. II. IJ. K. 



TARIFF ON FOLIAGES. 



.\(lei|iiate protection for |ire|iared foli- 

 ;iges in the I'ordney tariff bill, to cover 

 oak lea\-es, beech leaves, cycas leaves, 

 lycopodinm or ground iiine and riiscus, 

 lias been asked of the ways and means 

 committee by Andrew J. Hickey, of La- 

 ]iorte, Ind. He jiointed out thiit, if this 

 imliistrv is to he continued in the United 

 States, action must be taken to provide 

 tariff ]irote('tion, for there is no clause 

 now in the bill that will take care of the 

 products involved. 



Mr. Hickey told the committee tliat 

 there are about 400,000 pounds of oak 

 leaves used in this country annually. 

 During the war all of these were pre- 

 jinred in the United States, but since 

 then im])orts have been brought in from 

 Germany and Italy, at a price about 

 fifty piM- cent h^ss than they can be pro- 

 duced and sold for here at a living profit. 

 .\bout l.")0,000 pounds of beech leaves 

 aie similarly used and the same condi- 

 tion ]irevails. 



.About :•., (1(10,(100 cycas leaves, which 

 iirieinate mi tlie island of I'ormosa, 

 .laiiaii. are used e\ci-\- \-ear in the T'nited 



States. Before the war the greater part 

 of the Formosan i)roduct was sent to Ger- 

 many to be ])re[)ared for florists' use and 

 from there distributed throughout the 

 world. War conditions diverted the 

 leaves to the United States to be pre- 

 pared for domestic use, but since the 

 armistice the (ierman product has again 

 made an ajipea ranee, at prices from 

 thirty to fifty per cent less than the cost 

 of manufacturing and marketing here. 



The consunij)tion of lycopodium, or 

 ground pine, totals about 300,000 pounds 

 annually. The growth in the colder sec- 

 tions of the United States is sufficient 

 to fill the domestic demand, but impor- 

 tations have been coming in from 

 Ivirope and some small quantities from 

 Jajian. 



Natural riiscus to tlie extent of 400,000 

 pounds, which, when prepared, weighs 

 from .-)00,000 to 600,000 pounds, is 

 brought in each year from Italy, Switz- 

 erland and some parts of France. Ger- 

 many is able to offer these goods at 

 from fifty to seventy-five per cent less 

 than the American jiroducers can sell 

 them for. The American concerns han- 

 dling these products ask that natural 

 ruscus be admitted free and that a dutv 

 of from eighty to one hundred per cent 

 be provided for ruscus when dyed and 

 painted and prepared for marketing to 

 the trade. 



Congressman Hickey told the commit- 

 tee that at least 2,000 people are directly 

 employed in this new industry, which 

 has sprung up during the war. The at- 

 titude of the United States now is to 

 foster all of these industries, so that in 

 future, no matter what the nature of 

 the commodity may be, we shall not be 

 dependent on any foreign nations for 

 our supply. Jle wants a duty high 

 enough to equalize the difference in the 

 cost of jireparing these foliages at home 

 and abroad and to take care of the dif- 

 ference in exchange, and has suggested 

 a rate of seventy per cent right through 

 the list. 



Many of the members of the ways and 

 means committee expressed themselves 

 .'IS favoring Mr. Hickey 's proposal, al- 

 though they are noncommittal as to the 

 rate of duty thev would agree to. 



T. N. S. 



Field of La France Stocks at El Monte Seed Farm. 



NASSAU COUNTY, N. Y. 



.\ conference of the members of thi' 

 National Association of Gardeners who 

 are located in Nassau county, N. Y.. 

 will be held Thursday afternoon, ,luly 

 -H, at 3 o'clock, at the Nassau County 

 «'lub house, located at Glen Cove, T.. I., 

 lor the jiurpose of considering the or- 

 ;;anization of a local branch of the Jisso 

 elation ill Nassau county. The pur- 

 fiose of this branch is to protect the 

 interests and general welfare of the 

 members of the gardening profession 

 .against interlopers who profess to be 

 gardeners and also the so-called ex 

 ports who offer their services in an ad- 

 visory cai)acity while possessing but 

 little more than riidimental knowledge 

 on what they propose to advise. This 

 jirotection will be as beneficial to 

 estate owners, many of whom, located 

 in Nassau county, are members of the 

 association, as it will be to the profes- 

 sional gardeners. It is the aim of the 

 promoters of this conference to give 

 wide publicity to the activities of the 

 local branch, so. that the estate owners 

 may be kept informed of its doings 

 ami their cooperation secured towards 



